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As the pandemic continues and protests spread beyond the U.S., here are some updates on the most recent actions taken by presidents and prime ministers around the world. These headlines for Saturday June 6, 2020 are courtesy of Newseum:The Calgary Sun, Published in Calgary, CanadaTrudeau Takes a Knee at Anti-Racism Protest on Parliament ...

Believe it or not, "National Doughnut Day" or "National Donut Day" has a significant history; celebrated annually on the first Friday in June, it dates back to 1938 when the Salvation Army in Chicago honored members or "lassies" who served donuts, or fried dough confectionary, to soldiers during the First World War. Ensign Margaret Sheldon and Adjutant Helen Purviance thought of providing baked goods, among them donuts, to hungry servicemen in France; t...

While people and institutions around the world are adapting to coronavirus, the virus itself is mutating. From a ban on mass gatherings and in turn, new protest behaviors, in the Philippines, to strict new measures like temperature checks and changes to recess and lunch in Malaysian schools, the pandemic continues to change societies. Meanwhile, scientists report a high incidence of a unique, more virulent, strain of the virus in India. These headlines are taken from the front pages curated by

As protests against police violence roil the world, cities and towns reckon with their own local histories of racial violence and unjust policing. From a 115 year old Confederate moment in Alabama, to the 2015 death of a beloved Florida musician at the hands of police, people around the world, and especially in the United States, are remembering, reflecting, and attempting to reconcile history with the world they want. These headlines are taken from the front pages curated by

As a follow up of my previous post exploring why libraries are such perfect environments for cats and why so many librarians around the world adore them, I asked some of our librarians at Gottesman Libraries to talk about their cats, what they love about them, and what they love about their jobs. Get to know our team and add some new titles to your reading and movie lists on the way! Do you have a beloved pet at home you want to share with us? Please post about them in the comments!

This research guide is intended as an overview of library resources and services of particular relevance for students in Dr. Kim Baranowski's Summer 2020 course Consulting with Community Agencies and Organizations . The resources, primarily electronic and accessible on and off campus, have been selected as ones supporting the objectives of the course, i.e., to help students"become aware of cultural values, biases, and assumptions about human ...

After a weekend of violence against protesters, there are signs that the mass protests may be working. Some city leaders seem to be hearing protesters’ voices and pushing for de-escalation by their police departments. All this while Trump’s administration demands more crackdown tactics and urges the deployment of National Guard forces to stop the peaceful expression of 1st Amendment rights. As always, all headlines are taken from the front pages curated by

This research guide is intended as an overview of library resources and services of particular relevance for students in Dr. Fenot Aklog's Summer 2020 course ITSF 4009, Introduction to Research Methods in International and Comparative Education. The resources, primarily electronic and accessible on and off campus, have been selected as ones supporting the objectives of the course, i.e., "to intro...